The Milwaukee Children’s Film Festival, presented by PNC, showcases quality children's cinema from around the world. Each screening includes discussions with filmmakers or educators, hands-on activities, and take-home guides! Young or old, this is a great opportunity to experience movies with your entire family.

MCFF also offers educational screenings to school groups on weekdays during the Milwaukee Film Festival.  Student audiences engage in post-screening Q&As with special guests, and educators receive curriculum packets with media literacy activities for use in schools. Email education@milwaukee-film.org for more information.

The Milwaukee Children’s Film Festival 2011 Lineup

Mia and the Migoo (all ages)
Winner of the European Film Award for Best Animated Film, this stunningly beautiful and thrilling family adventure pits plucky, wild-haired young heroine Mia against profit-hungry developers, with the future of life on Earth in the balance.

A Cat in Paris (ages 7+)
This animated French festival hit is a frisky mystery that unfurls in the alleys and on the rooftops of the French capital, Paris, over the course of one adventurous evening.

The Crocodiles (ages 10+)
A live-action wild adventure-comedy film reminiscent of The Goonies follows a band of crime-fighting scrappy kids, adopted from the popular ’70’s German novel. 

Kids Shorts: Size Small (All Ages)
This fun-filled program is bursting with musicals, thrilling tales, and whimsical feats of imagination.

Kids Shorts: Size Medium (Ages 7+)
A talking shell, a curious cat, a deceptive doll, and other unique characters parade across the screen in this top-notch collection of shorts.

Kids Shorts: Size Large (Ages 11+)
Kids meet runaways, bullies, and a boy who draws an entire world for his dreams in this blend of live-action and animated films.